The attackers used explosives to blow up the rail track before opening fire on the train in the latest in a series of train assaults.
Tag: Kidnapping and Hostages
Kidnapping of Ukrainian Mayor in Melitopol Met With a Show of Resistance
The 33-year-old mayor of Melitopol, Ivan Fyodorov, encouraged defiance. Then he was arrested, and hasn’t been heard from since.
Mayor of Melitopol Kidnapped By Russian Soldiers, Ukrainian Officials Say
In Melitopol, a mayor who opposed the occupation was kidnapped by Russian soldiers, igniting street protests. Similar protests have broken out in other towns.
Sad Coda for Lovelorn Octogenarians Who Absconded Through Outback
Terry Gibbs was apprehended after abducting his longtime partner from her nursing home and setting out on a 3,000-mile journey. Seven weeks later, they died two days apart.
How a Chechen Abduction Exposes Putin’s Problems at Home
A furor over the arrest of a woman by agents of the Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov shows the internal challenges facing President Vladimir V. Putin, even as he tries to project global power.
Teenage Inmates Found Among the 500 Dead in Syria Prison Attack
The bodies of at least two boys were found on a street behind the prison — the first confirmed deaths among up to 700 teenagers who had been detained there because they were the children of ISIS fighters.
Man Faces Weapons Charge in Texas Synagogue Standoff
The announcement came hours after two men had been arrested in Britain as part of an investigation by counterterrorism officers in which several people have been questioned.
Boys Held as Hostages by ISIS Worry Rights Activists
About 700 boys have been held for years in a prison in Syria because their parents joined the Islamic State.
US Troops Join Kurdish-Led Forces in Assault on Prison Held by ISIS
The Islamic State seized a prison in Syria to try to free thousands of fellow jihadists and is using hundreds of imprisoned boys as human shields.
Texas Hostage Taker Was Known to British Intelligence
Malik Faisal Akram was listed as a “subject of interest” in 2020 by Britain’s MI5 security service, according to British and U.S. officials. But he had since been deemed to no longer be a risk.